TUNES:
Passionfruit by Drake
Tease by Ralph
Queen Street Lost by Justin Rutledge
Allison and Vass discuss the Aga Khan Museum’s new contemporary art exhibition “Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet” with art critic Joobin Bakhard.
TD senior economist Brian DePratto joins us to discuss whether it’s really such a bad thing that millennials are stuck subsidizing seniors.
Then bestselling author Scaachi Koul drops in to chat about her new book of essays One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter.
Allison is reading “Operation London Bridge: the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death” by Sam Knight.
Vass is reading Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
TUNES:
Pleasure by Fiest
Baby by Devendra Banhart
Be True to Your Bar by The Magnetic Fields
Allison and Vass start the show by answering the question, “Is PMS real?” Spoiler: Yes, duh.
We are joined by Peter MacLeod of MASS LBP to discuss fighting populism via citizen-focussed democracy.
Then we chat with Creig Lamb from Brookfield Institute about the next technological revolution and why A.I. and automation are worth worrying about.
Allison is reading Prostitute Laundry by Charlotte Shane.
Vass is reading So Sad Today by Melissa Broder and One Day We Will All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter by (future guest!) Scacchi Koul.
TUNES:
Inner Lover by Land of Talk
Roya by Daniel Romano
You Got to Run (Spirit of the Wind) by Buffy Sainte-Marie and Tanya Tagaq
Allison and Vass discuss the premiere of the Real Housewives of Toronto with social columnist Shinan Govani.
We talk about the mass closure of Toronto’s live music venues with NOW magazine’s music editor Carla Gillis and what that means for Toronto as a “Music City.”
Then we chat with author Sarah Vermunt about her new book “Careergasm: Find Your Way to Feel-Good Work” and why it’s okay to quit your job.
Allison is reading The First Bad Man by Miranda July.
Vass is reading The Course of Love by Alain de Botton and All Our Wrong Todays: A Novel by Elan Mastai.
TUNES:
Die Young by Sylvan Esso
Tour by The Courtneys
A 1000 Times by Hamilton Leithauser
Allison and Vass celebrate Detangled’s one-year anniversary!
We call cycling consultant Mikael Colville-Andersen in Copenhagen to discuss biking, helmets and Hygge.
Then we chat with author Shawn Micallef about his new book “Frontier City: Toronto on the Verge of Greatness.”
And we host our first call-in segment! Toronto Life digital editor David Topping takes listener questions about the state of Canadian journalism.
TUNES:
99 Cents by Santigold
Before the World was Big by Girlpool
Happy Birthday, dear friend Lisa by Jens Leckman
This week Allison and guest host Pip French anticipate the Oscars with film critic Adam Nayman.
We discuss the #Baycott and consumer activism in the age of Trump with Bloomberg News reporter Gerrit De Vynck.
AND we are joined in studio by the Grape Witches, the hosts of Toronto’s first Wine Séance Raves.
Pip is reading Citizen by Claudia Rankine and Swing Time by Zadie Smith.
Allison is reading Zero K by Don Delillo.
TUNES:
Crimson Wave by TacoCat
Darling by Real Estate
Changes by Charles Bradley
This week Allison and guest host Julia Hawthornthwaite discuss why feminist writer Roxane Gay dropped her publisher Simon & Schuster to protest hate speech.
We talk about how Donald Trump’s executive orders on pipelines will affect Canada’s energy sector—and its climate change promises.
AND Sophomore Magazine writer Stephanie Rotz introduces us to the Glass Runway.
Julia is reading The Good Jobs Strategy: How the smartest companies lower costs and boost profits by Zeynep Ton.
Allison is reading “Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich” by Even Osnos.
TUNES:
Bodies by Farao
Love Test by The Growlers
I’m Better by Missy Elliott
This week Allison and guest host Sabrina Nanji talk to Buzzfeed Canada’s Ishmael Doro about how the media is covering Kevin O’Leary.
The Ottawa Citizen’s Brian Platt tells us why Ontario’s high hydro rates have become fodder for rap lyrics.
Metro News reporter May Warren debriefs her experience at the Washington Women’s March.
Sabrina is reading The Blondes by Emily Schultz.
Allison is reading the Modern Lovers by Emma Straub.
TUNES:
Moth to a Flame by Chairlift
Swimming in Strange Waters by The Wooden Sky
Kill V. Main by Grimes
Viceroy by Mac DeMarco
This week Allison and guest host Ashley Csanady interview Toronto City Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam about why the city’s budget needs a “gender equity lens.”
It’s 2017 and the Status of Women minister’s job is still considered a demotion—Professor Erin Tolley explains.
Chatelaine’s Sarah Boesveld joins us to discuss a massive survey of 40ish women and whether they are actually washing their bras.
Ashley is reading Difficult Women and Untamed State by Roxanne Gay.
Allison is reading the New York Times Magazine profile on Andy Cohen by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
TUNES:
Bonny by Pre-fab Sprout
The Wire by Haim
In Heaven by Japanese Breakfast
This week Allison and guest host Matt Elliott discuss how men can move into career fields that are traditionally considered “pink-collar” with Toronto Workforce Innovation Group’s Karen Lior.
The Dragon’s Den hates shipping container homes — Honomobo’s Daniel Engelman tells us why they are wrong.
Vice Canada’s Manisha Krishnan joins us to discuss Creep Crawlers—vigilante dudes who hold stings against alleged pedophiles and post the results online.
Matt is reading The Daily Show (The Book) by Chris Smith.
Allison is reading “The Year of Conquering Negative Thinking” by Lesley Alderman.
TUNES:
That’s Love by Oddisee
Sister by Angel Olsen
Cranes in the Sky by Solange
This week Allison and guest host Vicky Mochoma discuss Canada’s long road to legal weed with Globe and Mail politics reporter Adrian Morrow.
Then we talk to urbanist and author Shawn Micallef and WestBank’s Jonah Letovsky about the end of Honest Ed’s and the future of Mirvish Village.
We cap off the show with a Fun Quiz about 2016 in The News with Buzzfeed Canada’s Jane Lytvynenko.
Allison is reading H is for Hawk by Helen McDonald.
Vicky is reading Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi.
TUNES:
Coconut Kiss by Niki & the Dove
The Future is Female by Madame Ghandi
The Happiest Man Alive by Macho Montano
Should Donald Trump be banned from Twitter? We ask The Ringer’s Kate Knibbs.
Professor Moshe Milevsky tells us what will happen if millennials never buy houses.
AND a discussion of our favourite feminist films of 2016 with Catriona Wright and Brooke Lockyer.
Allison is reading Boys in the Trees by Carly Simon.
Vass is reading Essays Against Everything by Mark Grief.
TUNES:
Red Bone by Childish Gambino
Shut Up Kiss Me by Angel Olsen
Peg by Steeley Dan
On this week’s show we convene a panel on Internet hoaxes, fake news and the need for social media reporting with Buzzfeed Canada’s Ishmael Daro, Gawken’s Nick Zarzycki and Metro’s Vicky Mochoma.
Then we talk about the never-ending drama that is the Future of the CBC and interview author Heather Tucker about her new novel The Clay Girl.
Allison is reading A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin.
TUNES:
Kimberly by Patti Smith
While I’m Alive by STRFKR
Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush
On this week’s show we are joined by members of Vass’ uber-talented basketball team, the Good Deed Sheeds!
TUNES:
The Fall by Industrial Estate
Desire by Dilly Dally
Coo Coo by Weaves
On this week’s show Allison and Vass talk to Jo Flatt about the prospect of Toronto changing the rules around laneway housing. Snazzy new rental stock anybody?
Then, we talk to journalist Navneet Alang about the world’s newfound Fake News problem.
Lastly, we interview legendary Toronto activist Ceta Ramkhalawansingh about the role and impact of female city-builders.
Vass is reading Swing Time by Zadie Smith.
Allison is reading Bluets by Maggie Nelson.
TUNES:
Sad Song by How to Dress Well
Happy by Mitski
Since K Got Over Me by The Clientel
On this special CIUT FUNDRAISING episode, Allison and Vass discuss their sadness over Hillary’s loss and how to move forward in this terrible world. Also, *Insert Epic Marie Heinen Rant Here.*
Then, we talk to journalist Sarah Reid about Ontario’s climate change plan and whether Donald Trump and his climate change denying pals can throw it off.
Lastly, we interview Noah Zon about Ontario’s basic income pilot and why there are some policies that leave us feeling optimistic.
Vass is reading Dark Age Ahead by Jane Jacobs.
Allison is reading What is a Witch by Pam Grossman.
TUNES:
Heavy Hands by Cold Specks
NIV by Lambchop
That’s No Way To Say Goodbye by Leonard Cohen
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We finally break the number one rule of BUNZ and talk about BUNZ. Bloomberg business reporter Gerrit De Vynck joins us to talk about the growth of Toronto’s biggest trading community and where it’s going next.
Then, we talk to CBC’s Pat Kelly about his new book This Is That’s Travel Guide to Canada - a satirical guidebook for the country that loves poutine, hockey and geo-blocking.
Lastly, we talk to political gurus Chris Copperwaithe and Karim Bardeesy about open-source democracy building and the brooding U.S. election.
Vass is reading an advance copy of Shawn Micallef’s Frontier City: Toronto on the Verge of Greatness.
Allison is reading The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin by Masha Gessen.
TUNES:
Don’t Dream It’s Over by Flock of Dimes feat. Sylvan Esso
No Matter Where We Go by Whitney
This is Love by Weyes Blood
On this special WITCHY episode, Allison and Vass talk to professor Dr. Kim Stratton about the history of witching as a way to subvert authority.
Then, we talk to friend-of-show Emily Keeler about the Tumblr Witch and why Internet Feminists are getting into potions.
Lastly, we interview musician Witch Prophet, founder of the collective 88 Days of Fortune, about past lives, the most spiritual place in Toronto and her AGO First Thursday’s gig.
Vass is reading Redesigning Work: A Blueprint for Canada's Future Well-being and Prosperity by Graham Lowe and Frank Graves.
Allison is reading We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.
TUNES:
Season of the Witch by Donovan
I’d Rather Be Burned as a Witch by Eartha Kitt
Architect of Heartbreak by Witch Prophet
On this week's episode, Allison and Vass discuss how the 2015 federal election may have marked the end of youth voter apathy with Samara Canada’s Laura Anthony.
Then, we talk to documentary filmmaker Hannah Donegan about her awesome new film Sugar Sisters. The doc explores Hannah’s foray into Toronto's secret gig economy: Sugar dating.
Lastly, we interview author Elisa Albert about her brilliant essay for Hazlitt called “Snarling Girl.” Elisa’s piece tackles the competing impulses of ambition and creativity and why being an artist in NYC is a lot like campaigning for office.
Vass is reading You Too Can Have A Body Like Mine by Alexandra Gleeman and The Sharing Economy: the End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-Based Capitalism by Arun Sundararajan.
Allison is reading The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall.
TUNES:
Bright Whites by Kishi Bashi
Master’s Hands by Charlotte Gainsbourg
Conceptual Romance by Jenny Hval
On this week's episode, Allison and Vass discuss the resurgence of Jane Jacobs, “The Patron Saint of Stoop-Sitters,” with Globe and Mail architecture critic Alex Bozikovic.
In our second segment, we talk about the (female) voices of Artificial Intelligence with Tech Girls Canada’s Saadia Muzaffar.
Lastly, we interview comic journalist Sarah Glidden about her amazing new graphic novel “Rolling Blackouts,” which documents a 2010 reporting trip to Turkey, Iraq and Syria.
Vass is reading “Future/Sex” by Emily Witt.
Instead of reading, Allison is attending a literary event at the TIFF Bell Lightbox featuring a screening of Julie Taymor’s “The Tempest” and a discussion of Margaret Atwood’s new book “Hag-Seed.”
TUNES: “Edge of My Dreams” by Only Yours, “Bleeding Heart” by Regina Spekter and “Shelter from the Storm” by Bob Dylan.
On this week's episode, Allison and Vass interview the brilliant Dr. Sarah Kaplan, head of the University of Toronto’s Institute for Gender + the Economy, about the rise of gender capitalism and the dangerous myth of meritocracy.
In our second segment, we talk to Dr. Marina Adshade about “Dollars and Sex,” relationship contracts and Why Your Mother is Not a Whore.
Allison is reading “Hot or Not: 20th-Century Male Artist” by Jessica Campbell.
Vass is reading “What If We Were Wrong” by Chuck Klosterman.
TUNES: “Truth is the Freshest Fruit” by Jennifer Castle, “You’re the One” by Kaytranada and “You Know Me Well” by Sharon Von Etten.
On this week's episode, Allison and Vass are joined by NOW Magazine photographer Tanja-Tiziana to discuss her new photography book “Buzzing Lights,” which documents North America’s last neon signs.
In our second segment, we talk to tenant rights lawyer Jonathan Robart about new Ontario laws that make it easier for survivors of domestic violence to get out of a lease.
Lastly, Studio Fitzroy owner Angela Pastor joins us to talk fashion, pop-ups and her new rental-only dress shop.
Allison is reading “I Love Dick” by Chris Kraus.
Vass is reading “The Best Kind of People” by Zoe Whittal.
TUNES: “Confession” by DIANA, “Borderline: An Ode to Self Care” by Solange and “Catherine the Great” by The Divine Comedy.
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On this week's episode, Allison and guest-host Sarah Soteroff welcome the National Post’s drinks columnist Adam McDowell to discuss his boozy new book “Drinks: A User’s Guide.”
In our second segment, we talk to Metro News columnist Matt Elliott about Toronto’s parking lot problem and discover why street parking is cheaper than a storage locker.
Lastly, marketing guru Ron Tite joins us to discuss creativity and why we should bring an artistic mind frame to all the work that we do.
Allison is reading The New York Times’ endorsement of Hillary Clinton.
Sarah is reading Heroes of the Frontier by Dave Eggers.
TUNES: “You’re Not Good Enough” by Blood Orange, Arm’s Length by Kacy Hill and The Lucky One by Pure Bathing Culture.
In this week's episode, we hear from Stephen Metcalfe, host of the Slate Culture Gabfest, on why Hillary Clinton has become the stand-in for all of post-industrial America’s anxieties.
In our second segment, we talk to urban planner Nicole Hanson about #CemeteryUrbanism, because “If you think Toronto is too crowded now, just wait until you die.”
Lastly, we discuss Jessica Bennett’s new book “Feminist Fight Club” with the Globe and Mail’s Zosia Bielski. Subtle workplace sexism, Obama’s Smurfettes and WW(Josh)D!?
Allison is reading “The Story of a New Name” by Elena Ferrante.
Vass is reading “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverence” by Angela Duckworth.
TUNES: “Your Best American Girl” by Mitskie, “Car” by Porches and “Am I Wrong” by Anderson .Paak.
In this week's episode, we get a dispatch from the frontlines of TIFF’s opening weekend from arts and culture writer John Semley.
In our second segment, we make some predictions about the upcoming political season with National Post reporter Ashley Csanady.
Lastly, we discuss Colour Code, the Globe and Mail’s new podcast on race, with one of the show’s co-hosts Denise Balkissoon.
Allison is reading Finding Raffi by Sheila Heti in Vulture.
Vass is reading “Here I am” by Jonathan Safran-Foer.
TUNES: Unsinkable by Overnight; Real Love Baby by Father John Misty; Old School by Metronomy.